Metallic roof-shingle.



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PETER I-I. BENNETT, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY.

METALLIC ROOF-SHINGLE.

SPECIFICATION forming* part f Letters Patent NO. 673,613, dated. May 7, 1901.

Application filed November 9, 1899. Renewed September 17, 1900. Serial No. 30,345. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern: U-shaped bend 2 in the upper edge of the Be it known that I, PETER H. BENNETT, a adjoining lower plate. The opposite side of citizen of the United States, residing at Trenthe plate or shingle is provided with an eX- ton, in the county of Mercer and State of tension or tongue 10, adapted to enter the 5 New Jersey, have invented a certain new and U-shaped groove or socket 11, formed interuseful Metallic Roof-Shingle, of which the mediate the nailing-flange 6 and the rebent following is a specification, reference being portion of the plate l, overlying said flange.

had therein to the accompanying drawings. By the construction described it will be seen 6o The invention relates to a metallic rooiingthat each plate is provided. with a double 1o shingle. locking-joint, one at its upper edge and one It consists in providing the top or upper at one side thereof, each plate being provided edge and one side each with a U -shaped bend upon its lower edge with a hook-shaped tongue having a return ange or portion extending for engaging the groove in the upper edge of beyond the U-shaped portion and provided the adjoining lower plate or plates and at its I5 with an upturned outer edge, the specific conopposite side with a straightaway tongue 10 struction by which the invention is carried for engaging the U-shaped opening in the into effect being set forth in the following deside of the plate or shingle adjacent thereto. scription and claim. Preferably the angles of the straightaway 7o In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is tongue l0 are cut away, as indicated at l2,

2o a perspective view showing several of the mefacilitating its insertion into the U-shaped tallic plates or shingles as the same are united socket formed in the adjacent edge of the adfor use. Fig. 2 is a similar view of one of joining plate or shingle. The upturned edges the roofing plates or shingles looking fro1n` of the anges 4 and 6 are designed to press 75 the opposite corner from that shown in Fig. snuglyin contact with the under faces of the 2 5 1. Fig. 3 represents a vertical section on the overlying plates and serve to prevent the pasline 3 3 of Fig. l, and Fig. 4 represents a sage of any water which may by any possitransverse section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1. bility pass the interlocking joints at the top Similar reference-numerals indicate correand sides of the shingles, this construction 8o spending parts Wherever used in the several serving also to form gutters for the retention 3o figures. or escape of water escaping the interlocking l indicates the improved roofing plate or joints. Preferably the plates or shingles of shingle. It is bent upward and back near one row are arranged to break joint with its upper edge into U shape, as indicated at those of the adjoining lower row, as indicated 2, and at 3 it is bent upward and back over in Fig. l. By this construction of the shingles 35 the U-shaped portion 2, extending beyond they are adapted to any form of roof, either the latter and forming a terminal flange 4, steep-pitched or flat, and whether for roofing which at its extreme upper edge is upturned, houses or awnings or other purposes,and serve as indicated at 5, for a purpose which Will' whensecuredin place by means ofthe nailing- 9o appear. One side of the plate or shingle is flanges to effectually exclude moisture.

4o similarly bent except that the metal is bent Having thus described the invention, what underneath the plate and in close proximity is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by thereto to form a socket for the reception of Letters Patent, isthe opposing edge of the adjacent shingle A metallic roofing-shingle provided at its and is again bent under and extends beyond top or upper edge with an upturned return 45 the U-shaped portion to form a nailing-flange portion terminating in a rebent flange, the 6, the outer edge of which is upturned, as inupper edge of which is upturned, at one side dicated at 7, so that said edge shall rest in with an underturned portion terminating in contact with the overlying adjacent plate or a rebent nailing-ange extending beyond the roo shingle. The lower edge of the plate is bent underturned portion and forming in connec- 5o under and back in U shape, as indicated at tion therewith a U-shaped bend, the lower 8, giving it a hook shape, forming a tongue portion of each shingle having a hook-shaped 9, adapted to enter the groove formed by the tongue adapted to engage the U-shaped bend In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

PETER H. BENNETT.

Witnesses:

JOHN P.- SPRINGARD,` CHARLES H. KNOX. 

